[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 21 June 1921]
This past week end, two well-known Welland sports (who by the way are married), decided that they would go fishing. Whether the lure of the fish or whether they wanted a rest from household duties, was the cause of the trip, is not known, but anyway they proceeded to the vicinity of Orchard Grove, and actually had the nerve to borrow an expensive motor launch, which had a motor which could not be persuaded to mote. So the nervey ones pushed the craft into deep water and tied it to a tree and sat peacefully fishing. After feeding the fish with worms, one made a strike. An exciting battle then commenced. Who would win, fish or man? The fish refused to be landed and made a mad dash towards Chippewa. He pulled so hard that the cable holding the boat snapped. Heavens, they were at the mercy of the current. They had no oars about, only a lady, and she was helpless (with laughter). The fish travelled like a young tug, and unfortunately the fisherman’s line was a Woolworth’s special and it broke. After a terrible struggle they got their borrowed craft back toward shore, when the irate owner appeared and wanted to know “Whatn-hell they meant by taking his property. That did it after nearly loosing their valuable lives and then being accused of taking a motor boat on a pleasure trip was too much. A wordy battle then ensued the outcome being that the worthy pair put the boat back and returned home sadder but wiser men. They are figuring on offering the owner $5.00 for the launch and intend keeping it preserved as a memoir of their almost tragic end.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 21 June 1921]
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lookout Point Country Club Friday evening, it was decide to proceed with the construction of a complete eighteen hole golf course, as the wonderful site and prospects for membership justified it and even makes it desirable.
The opportunity to become a member is still open but it is the Board’s intention to have a limited membership and any who care to join should make application without delay.
Those who have not yet seen the property, which is now being developed under the direction of Walter E. Travis could not do better than take a spin out on these summer evenings. All Canada, we are sure, has no more beautiful pictures than this.
But It Was Only Half The Size of One Killed Near Same Spot 40 Years Ago.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 21 June 1921]
A large black snake was killed last Thursday evening by Mrs. Anna Atkins, on the old John Atkins estate in the township of Pelham.
Mrs. Atkins had just stepped outside of the back door, and she saw a long black object lying on the ground, which she took for a piece of wood. However she saw it move and then knew it was a snake. Picking up an axe she killed it. When the snake was measured, the length was found to be 5 feet, 7 inches long, and 4 inches in circumference.
There was a large snake killed in that neighborhood, 40 years ago. Mrs. Atkins brother killed one then, on the old Beckett property, which is adjacent to the Atkins property. It measured 11 feet.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 23 June 1921]
The shade trees of this city are affected by worms, which will destroy them, and indeed many of them are now on the verge of destruction.
Upon consulting Frank Muirhead, superintendent of the park, we find it is most likely the worms called the borers which attack the body of slightly rotted trees Mr. Muirhead gives this advice:.
“A very good way to combat these borers is to white wash the trees with strong lime. Arsenic of lead is also very good, and thought it costs a little more it is more effective. The best ting to use on these borers is Paris Green, which is best and cheapest.”
We would advise the people of the city to do their best to combat the worms as it would be a shame to lose any of our shade trees.
Gottlob Schoeffel Died at Hospital Within an Hour of Accident
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 18 January 1921]
Gottlob Schoeffel of Port Colborne, formerly a well-known farmer of Humberstone Township lost his life after being run over by an automobile driven by P.S. Peacock, on Friday evening.
The accident occurred at a few minutes past six o’clock. Mr. Peacock was driving south, on South Main, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and Mr. Schoeffel who was on foot was going north. Mr. Peacock stopped at once and took the injured man to the hospital where he died inside of an hour.
Mr. Schoeffel who was nearly eighty years of age could not hear well. He was very well off.
Dr. S.N. Davis has ordered an inquest and the evidence will be heard at the Crowland Police Station tonight at 8 o’clock.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 15 March 1921]
“T’was not the bewitching hour of midnight when the clocks were striking the hour,” but at 12 o’clock noon on Saturday last, when C.F. Stapf was leaving his work at the Mead-Morrison works, when he was taken in charge by a force of the employees and placed before the tribunal at the office of the plant, and was surrounded and guarded so that there was no possible escape. But it was a happy gathering (mingled with regrets) and one long to be remembered in the historical reminiscences of the life of Mr. Stapf.
R.M. Beatty (Supt. of the works) was officiating in the chair, and when the captive was brought before the tribunal he was told that the charge was no less than that he was to be presented by his work associates in the factory with a memento for their many years of service and kind associations they had spent together, when Mr. Beatty, on behalf of the employees, presented Mr. Stapf with a beautifully engraved gold watch and address. The recipient was taken completely by surprise (as no secret had been divulged, and no sleuth had got on the trail) made a feeling reply and thanked his work associates for their beautiful and useful gift. The following inscription was engraved on the watch: “presented to C.F. Stapf, from the employees of the M.M. Co.-39 years in the empl0y of M. Beatty & Sons.”
Each one present wished for Mr. Stapf many years to live and enjoy life, and that the “time-piece” would ever remind him of the many happy and useful years he had spent with his associated at the M. Beatty & Sons plant and later the Mead-Morrison.
Mr. Stapf started his services with the M. Beatty & Sons plant 39 years ago and has remained with the firm continuously for that term of years.
After the presentation Mr. Stapf was met at the works office by the fire brigade with trucks and escorted to the central fire hall where he was received by Mr. Brittin of the Fire, Water and Light Committee and given in charge of the fire department as their new (old) fire chief.
Mr. Stapf commences his duty today as a fully paid fire chief for the City of Welland.
Long may you live “Charlie” to enjoy many years of usefulness to yourself and family and to the city-where you have lived to see it grow from a hamlet with a few old wooden sidewalks, no street lights, mud for pavements, and the famous “bullfrog” had to entertain the natives in their lonely hours-to a flourishing city with all modern improvements.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 4 January 1921]
Two classes will move into the new building today, these being the French class and the primary, which was formerly in the Crowland street school. Four more classes will occupy the building as soon as promotion and readjustment takes place. This will make a total of six classes, and will leave room for more to come later. The carpenters work was expected to be finished last night, and only the cleaning up would then be left to be done.
It is noticeable fact that exactly twenty years ago this week work the Central School was opened with due honors, an account of which appears in our Twenty Years Ago column.
*The new Central School was opened with the necessary honors on the first of the year. -6 January 1921
Total for 1920 Was Less Than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 4 January 1921]
The building report for December has just been received and exceeds that for December 1919. The reason for this is that a great deal of repair and improvement work has been going on this last month. There was only one dwelling built and that one was erected on Major Street. The figures for last month were $4, 045, in comparison with December 1919 which were only $350. For the total year 1920 permits amounted to $299, 420, in comparison with 1919, which were $369, 235. It will be noticed that there is a considerable decrease for the total year 1920.
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